Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Griffin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 5, 1994No. 24 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTEMURO, Justice.
On April 17, 1984, Appellant, Rodney Lawrence Griffin, was arrested and charged with the murder of Ellen Lewis, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, and various weapons offenses. The Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County granted Appellant’s pre-trial motion for a change of venire, and a jury was empaneled in Montgomery County to serve as the trial jury in Delaware County. On October 10, 1984, the jury convicted Appellant of first degree murder and criminal conspiracy. The jury subsequently sentenced Appellant to death.
Appellant’s trial counsel filed…
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